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I only just began DE shaving about a year and a half ago, but the first razor I got back then, the EJ DE89 Barley Chrome, is still in my stable. I don't use it all that much, but I don't want to sell it. First of all it has a few dents that don't effect function, but greatly effect resale value and ...

-- Monday -- Prep : hot water wash with hand soap Razor : Merkur Progress set to 4-ish Blade : Personna Super (Lab) (4) Brush : Simpson Case Soap : Arko stick Scuttle : none Post : Thai Crystal deodorant stick Result : BBS on face and neck in 3.5 passes. Birthday shave today. Away from home, but ove...

-- Saturday -- Prep : hot water wash with hand soap Razor : Merkur Progress set to 4-ish Blade : Personna Super (Lab) (3) Brush : Omega boar knot in the Fuller clear handle Soap : Palmolive stick mushed into a wooden bowl (sorry, Floris) Scuttle : Georgetown Pottery G5 in Hamada glaze Post : Thai Cr...

It's been a while since I tried canned goo as I have been using electric prior to switching to DE and before then I used brushless cremes like KMF and Trader Joe's brand (both fine products, BTW). I remember switching from the cans because I was pretty disgusted by the ingredients (yes, I am one of ...

Harper, what you say makes sense, of course. But I always think of small movements like our wet/DE/non-cart shaving as possibly creating a "rudder effect". Relatively small rudder on a large ship determines its course. Not instantaneously, but it does. Small population of shavers can chang...

Interestingly enough, Gillette still makes some of the best DE blades out there and owns other brands like Astra (others?). So clearly they are not totally out of DE market. It's just that the profit must be much better selling tons of unnecessary plastic around a blade (or six), so they are trying ...

I see this thread was started in 2008, so I am a little late :), but it is my experience that Super Speeds are not meant to be used with loosened doors. They are too mild for me, but in my beginner time I loved Super Speeds and had a small collection of them. I found they respond very well to shimmi...

-- Wednesday -- Prep : hot water wash with hand soap Razor : Merkur Progress set to 4-ish Blade : Personna Super (Lab) (2) Brush : Simpson Case Soap : Cella red tub Scuttle : Georgetown Pottery G5 in Hamada glaze Post : Thai Crystal deodorant stick and Thayers Witch Hazel with Aloe Result : BBS on f...

Yes, the blade width is covered mostly, which is a nice touch. Very interesting machine and I only saw pictures of one other, which had a white handle and was in terrible condition plating-wise. Mine is literally unused, which is great. My love of OC razors is furthered by this one. I wish I could f...

-- Monday -- Prep : hot water wash with hand soap Razor : EJ DE89 head on top of Ikon bulldog handle - amazingly good combination! Blade : Personna Super (Lab Prep) (1) Brush : Stanley Home Products restored with Omega boar from TGN Soap : Cella red tub Scuttle : Georgetown Pottery G5 in Hamada glaz...

I recently found this in the wild at an antique store. I have never seen this before or heard about it anywhere. Research has turned up next to nothing. If anyone knows anything about this razor post in my thread here: http://forum.shavemyface.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=52115. http://i.imgur.com/Tn...

I found this the other day in the wild and bought it as NOS. It came in the bottom half of its cardboard box. It does look unused. I gave it a wash and tried it. It shaves very well! a bit more aggressive than Gillette New long comb. Not a super-aggressive, but very smooth and handles beautifully. T...

This is very cool. I must say though, in my experience with a modern day Merkur 37C and a vintage Merkur slant, those particular razors did not provide a better shave than a moderately aggressive OC or even a Merkur Progress set to 4. They are way cool and handle smoothly, though. This one looks ver...

Ah! the Wee Scot thread. I love this brush. It was my very first Simpson. Right now my only two factory-made badgers are Wee Scot and Case, both excellent badger brushes. I have to admit that when I travel I take the Case or one of my own creations. I have created at least two brushes inspired by th...

-- Friday -- Prep : hot water wash with hand soap Razor : RazoRock Little Bastone OC head with Ikon bulldog handle Blade : Ладас Суперсталь/Ladas Supersteel (3) Brush : Black and White N. S Y. Brush restored with TGN two band finest Soap : Palmolive stick mushed into a wooden bowl (sorry, Floris) Sc...

And all the time you felt you couldn't join, there was a thread entitled "If you want to join SMF..." as a sticky in the General forum. I have responded to all e-mails asking me to create an account during our difficulties with the captcha. I don't think Vince will object to me summarisin...

Hello, everyone. This is my very first post on SMF. I tried to sign up a year and a half ago when I first discovered shaving forums and wet shaving. I had the captcha problem not let me sign up. I sent emails to admins, etc. to no avail. So, I honestly decided that the sign up process was a very sma...